Where does “neppailu” come from?
neppailu (Finnish) comes from Finnish neppailla, from Finnish nepata, from Swedish knäppa, from Swedish a, from Swedish avlopp, from Swedish lopp, from Swedish löpa, from Old Swedish løpa.
Ancestry of “neppailu”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Finnish | neppailla | to tinker, fiddle with especially something seen as pointless or worthless |
| 2 | Finnish | nepata | to tap a car in the game of neppis |
| 3 | Swedish | knäppa | to button up, to fasten with button or with a... |
| 4 | Swedish | a | from |
| 5 | Swedish | avlopp | a drain; sewage |
| 6 | Swedish | lopp | a race (running competition or (in an extended sense) other speed competition, like in English) |
| 7 | Swedish | löpa | to run along, stretch; to run, to move quickly... |
| 8 | Old Swedish | løpa | to run |
| 9 | Old Norse | hlaupa | to leap, jump, spring |
| 10 | Proto-Germanic | hlaupaną | to jump forward, to leap |
| 11 | Proto-Indo-European | klaup- | — |